Safe4Kids with Holly-ann Martin Holly-Ann Martin

Yami Pence

 

I'd like you to meet an inspirational
young mum and ex-police officer who is going to share some amazing insights
into how predators groom children, both in real life and online.

Some people may find this content very
graphic, but it is what is really happening, and we need to hear what Yami has
to say.

You can find out more about Yami's  mission to bring awareness and educate about
the harms of child sexual abuse on her here on

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/yamipence/


TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@staysafewithyami

Smith Alley



I'd like you to meet an inspirational young man, Smith Alley, an 18-year-old from Salt Lake City, UT.

He shares some amazing insights about what it's like being a young person today, and I think every parent will benefit from listening to his interview.

Smith was exposed to pornography at a young age and struggled with that for 5 years as well as the harmful effects that social media had on his mental health.

At age 16, he started a company called Protect Strong that helps families set up parental restrictions on devices and create healthy social media habits.

You can find out more about Smith's mission to educate about the harmful effect of pornography and social media here: https://www.protechtstrong.com/

https://www.instagram.com/protechtstrong/?hl=en



Smith Alley (Founder) is an 18-year-old who struggled with the harmful effects of pornography and social media for 5 years.

Deciding to change the course of his life at 14, he went through an addiction recovery program and fell in love with helping other people.

At age 16, he started a company called Protect Strong that helps families set up parental restrictions on devices and create healthy social media habits.

He now speaks to groups on how to establish internal filters and use technology in a balanced and intentional way to avoid negative mental health effects and achieve their goals.



https://www.livelifebigger.org/

Shannon Molloy is an award-winning journalist and author of two books. His first book, 'Fourteen', a memoir about growing up gay in regional Queensland and 'You Made Me This Way'. Sharing his story and other men's stories of their child sexual abuse.



This is the Four Corners show about Incel and how it’s grooming young men to hate women.

https://www.memorabletv.com/episodes/four-corners-the-secret-world-of-incels-abc-tv-monday-20-march-2023/fbclid=IwAR0Zgt6TnMIjFUAiKRXQXCqNaYib43q2Whaf7IPN5ridSebY0MiCZd78cFU

Samantha is sharing her son's story of being trolled online after being on the Voice.

Samantha is a Public Speaking Coach, Communication Consultant and founder of Building Voices Communication. She specialises in teaching communication in a way that improves organisational performance.

She originally founded ‘Building Voices Public Speaking’, a communication coaching business that works with children to develop lifelong skills as confident communicators.



Here is Samantha YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS_75-enn4qqVEoAaFodXKA



And her LinkedIn profile.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/samanthajrichards/

Kristi McVee and I discuss her book and the lessons she learned to help keep children safe.



Kristi McVee is an ex-Western Australia Police Officer, Detective and Specialist Child Interviewer. Whilst still with the police, Kristi realised that parents were in desperate need of the tools and information she had learned throughout her career. It is her life’s mission to support parents, children and teenagers to live empowered and abuse-free lives and to give them the resources they need to be able to take action against those who would wish them harm.



You will be able to purchase Kristi’s book here: https://cape-au.com/store/ols/products/operation-kidsafe

You will find all of Kristi’s contact details here: https://linktr.ee/capeau?fbclid=IwAR0PnO8TQcXjJq4k9ewAEBxpTmU0jBXJtvY35jRAZrJ2Rij3MGlXQxESYtc

Jess Hill is an investigative journalist who collaborates with people to investigate issues around social justice, domestic violence, energy policy, resources, corruption and human rights. Her book on the phenomenon of domestic abuse, ‘SEE WHAT YOU MADE ME DO’, was awarded the 2020 Stella Prize and has been adapted into a 3-part docuseries for SBS. A new podcast series on coercive control, 'The Trap' - co-produced with Georgina Savage and the Victorian Women's Trust - is launching in August, with a new episode released every week.



Here is a link to the podcast Jess mentions in our interview, ‘The Trap’.

https://open.spotify.com/show/42HlLwWwqtP3IheBgmJjnW



Jess also recommended that teens might find this episode helpful. https://open.spotify.com/episode/7jqgz22TBNI9EgQ9XjPDTx